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Coming up on News 7-
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[VO-NAT]

We depend on teachers but what happens where there just aren't enough? We'll have a report.
It's a desert climate but you'd never know it when you see what's happening in Vegas.
And she really is a whiz kid- check out this girl's water moves-
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[Talent=Jean]

[Video-Open]

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[SOT 02:18:12]
[IN Q=Rather than]
((ROBERT SMALL,JR./DEAN OF EDU. RADFORD UNV.: RATHER THAN SAY WE HAVE A SHORTAGE OF TEACHERS WE NEED TO RAISE SALARIES TO ATTRACT PEOPLE IN THE WAY YOU MIGHT DO IN ANOTHER AREA. THEY DON'T DO THAT THEY LOWER THE STANDARDS))
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[VO-NAT]

More teachers are needed in Virginia schools - but what is the state doing about the problem?
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[Teacher-Shortage]

A teacher shortage in Virginia has many educators concerned about the quality of education that will be available to students in the near future.
[Double Boxes=ANCHOR/Newsroom]

Joy Sutton is the newroom with details.
[Live= Full/Newsroom]
[SUPER=@joy1;]

Jean, in schools throughout Virginia there is a shortage of math, science and special education teachers.
And soon other subject areas will be affected as well.
(Rollcue: affected as well)
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[SOT]
[IN Q=This is a class]
[SUPER=03-Radford; :00]
[SUPER=01-Mary Allison Fitzgerald/Radford Student; :16]
[SUPER=01-Robert Small, Jr./Dean of Education; :54]
[RUNS=1:30]
[OUT Q=it works]
(( This is a class in the College of Education at Radford University.
But only a couple of the students in this class are planning on being teachers.
Mary Allison Fitzgerald is one of them but she says many students are turned off from the profession because of the low pay.
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[SOT 02:39:59]
[IN Q=There isn't]
((MARY ALLISON FITZGERALD/RADFORD STUDENT: THERE IS NOT ENOUGH MONEY. WHO WOULD WANT TO GO IN TEACH BUSINESS IN A HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL WHEN YOU CAN GO INTO MARKETING AND BUSINESS AND BE PAID 40-THOUSAND STARTING OFF.))
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[OUT Q=starting off]

The average salary for a teacher in Virginia with a bachelors degree starts around 25-thousand dollars and reaches 40-thousand only after more than 25 years of service.
And the increase in the number of school aged children and the lowering of retirement age for teachers from 55 to 50 are also factors in the shortage.
Dr. Robert Small, Jr., the dean of education at Radford says one of the ways the state is filling that gap - is by allowing unlicensed teachers to train on the job.
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[SOT 02:18:31]
[IN Q=A person with]
((DR. ROBERT SMALL, JR./RADFORD UNIVERSITY: A PERSON WITH NO REAL PREPARATION ON HOW TO TEACH ENGLISH WOULD BE GIVEN ENGLISH CLASSES TO TEACH AT HIGH SCHOOL AND THEN TAKE SOME COURSE WORK AT NIGHT AND ON THE WEEKENDS.))
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[OUT Q=along the way]

And Small says this a bad idea because these teachers are unprepared and this impacts the quality of education that students receive.
And many of these teachers leave after one or two years.
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[SOT 02:18:47]
[IN Q=I don't think]
((ROBERT SMALL, JR/RADFORD UNIVERSITY: I DON'T THINK VERY MANY PARENTS WANT THEIR CHILDREN TAUGHT BY SOMEONE WHO HASN'T ANY IDEA ABOUT HOW CHILDREN LEARN. HOW TO MAKE LEARNING MEANINGFUL, HOW TO STRUCTURE THINGS SO THAT IT WORKS))
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[OUT Q=it works]))
[Live= Full/Newsroom]

Small says there is not only a teacher shortage but a school shortage as well.
He says hundreds of new schools will have to open to house the increasing number of students.
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[City-Water]

Water conservation officers patrolled Roanoke streets today, and issued warnings to violators of the city's new mandatory water restrictions.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke]

The city has banned all non- essential use of water, and today the patrols hit the streets in search of residents who were unaware or simply ignoring the conservation plan.
While most houses appeared to be in compliance, at least one South Roanoke residence had three sprinklers soaking the shrubbery.
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[SOT 46:40]
[IN Q=If i see a violator]
((IF I SEE A VIOLATOR, I TRY TO EDUCATE THEM. I HAVE SOME HANDOUTS TO GIVE THEM ON WHAT THE MANDATORY RESTRICTIONS ARE. SOME TIPS ON HOW TO SAVE WATER AND TRY TO GET ACROSS TO THEM THE IMPORTANCE THAT WE ALL HAVE TO SAVE BECAUSE IT IS A BAD SITUATION.))
[SUPER=01-Larry Beheler/Water Conservation Officer]
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[OUT Q=it is a bad situation.]
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[VO-NAT]

The water conservation officers are planning random patrols, around the clock, in all of the city's neighborhoods.
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[Clifton-Forge]

Roanoke city is not alone in its effort to conserve water.
Clifton Forge residents are now facing mandatory water restrictions.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Clifton Forge]

The city is asking residents to limit outdoor water use, by watering lawns and washing cars only between the hours of 7 and 9 in the evening.
City Manager Dick Magnifico says right now this is a friendly request and that hopefully this will help avoid a serious water shortage.
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[SOT 00:08:32]
[IN Q=The police]
((DICK MAGNIFICO/CLIFTON FORGE CITY MGR.:THE POLICE MIGHT GO AROUND IF THEY SEE OUTDOOR USAGE DURING THE DAY WOULD SIMPLY LEAVE A FLYER ON THE DOOR, MAKE PEOPLE AWARE THAT WE HAVE A CONCERN NOT TO GET INTO A POSITION THAT WE'RE DESPERATE OR WE HAVE TO GO BACK AND CURTAIL INSIDE USAGE))
[SUPER=01-Dick Magnifico/Clifton Forge City Mgr.]
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[Toss-2-Robin]
Jean tosses to Robin in the WEATHER OFFICE[WX1]
[11:00pm]
[07/08/1999]
[MCU]WEATHER OFFICE
And if we are not getting any rain, you know someone else is getting plenty.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Las Vegas, NV]

Such was the case in Las Vegas today.
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[Carroll-Farmers]

It may seem unbelievable.
But cabbage growers in parts of Carroll and Patrick counties are actually dealing with the effects of too much rain.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Carroll Co.]

For most of the growing season farmers have been battling the heat and a lack of rain.
But over the past two weeks the area along the crest of the Blue Ridge has received five to seven inches of rain.
This has caused problems for commercial farmers, like James Light, who has 45- acres of cabbage.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=The plants ]
((JAMES LIGHT/CARROLL CO. FARMER: THE PLANTS ADAPT THEMSELVES TO MORE FEEDER ROOTS AND CABBAGE WILL KEEP GROWING TO A CERTAIN AMOUNT SO THEY ALREADY HAD ROOTS THAT WAS HELPING THEM GROW IN DRY WEATHER AND THEN WHEN IT SET IN AND RAINED, THEY WAS ABLE TO SOAK IN MORE WATER AND THEY TAKE IT ALL UP AND GET BIG, THEY GET TOO BIG.))
[SUPER=01-James Light/Carroll Co. Farmer; :00]
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[OUT Q=get too big.]
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[VO-NAT]

The larger cabbage is almost impossible to sell to the major supermarket chains.
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[Turbulence]

[ANCHOR=Jean]
[NEWSCAST=11]
[WRITER=jja]
[TAPE#=net-B]
[GRAPHIC=None]

A Continental Jet on the way from New Jersey to Puerto Rico- hit severe turbulence today-
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Hamilton, Bermuda;]

16 people are seriously hurt- most with head and neck injuries.
The turbulence was so severe one wintess reports a food cart hit the ceiling.
It happened about 180 mile south of Bermuda on a flight headed from Newark New Jersey to San Juan Puerto Rico.
The Boeing 737 anded in Bermuda so people could receive medical help.
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[Train-ax]

It was rail passengers hurt in Texas today- 18 people in all injured when an Amtrak train carrying 235 people- hit a truck.
The collission happened about 60 miles west of Houston- derailing nine cars.
An engineer is the most seriously injured- with head injuries.
The Sunset Limited was travelling from Los Angeles to Orlando Florida.
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[West]

Norvell West the Third won't go to trial for setting off a pipe bomb at his own home last year.
That's because he's set to enter a guilty plea Tuesday.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke/September 4, 1998]

A bomb went off beneath West's truck behind his home in South Roanoke in September.
When A-T-F agents questioned West, they determined it was the latest in a number of incidents staged to look like violent attacks against him. HE blamed a former lover.
West was indicted on four counts- -including: possession of a pipe bomb and making false statements to investigators.
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[ANCHOR=Jean]
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He'll most likely admit to just one felony.

[Florida-Murder]

[ANCHOR=Jean]
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[WRITER=jja]
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A Florida teenager could face life in prison without parole for the murder of his 8-year old neighbor.
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[SOT 14:49:28]
[IN Q=We the jury]
((WE THE JURY FIND THE DEFENDANT GUILTY OF FIRST DEGREE MURDER AS STATED IN THE INDICMENT.))
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[OUT Q=in the indictment]
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Bartow, FL;]

Joshua Phillips showed no emotion as the verdict was read-
Phillips fatally bludgeoned and stabbed Maddie Clifton and then stuffed her body into the frame of his waterbed.
The girl's disappearance last year prompted a week long search- but her decomposing body was found 7-days later.
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[Death-Penalty]

Virginians can already save a life by donating organs.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Richmond]

Now there's a new card to carry in your wallet-- which could save the life of your KILLER.
Death penalty opponents are handing them out.
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[SOT 15:07:33]
[IN Q=It's not a]
((KATHLEEN KENNEY/CATHOLIC DIOCESE OF RICHMOND: IT'S NOT A FAITH STATEMENT PER SE. IT'S MORE OF A BELIEF THAT WE DON'T BELIEVE THAT ANYONE SHOULD BE KILLED IN OUR NAME.))
[SUPER=01-Kathleen Kenney/Catholic Diocese of Richmond;]
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[OUT Q=our name.]
[TALENT=Jean]
[SS=Hold]

The Declaration of Life Card declares that the card-carrier's killer should NOT be executed for the crime, "not matter how heinous" it was.
There is NO state law binding prosecutors, judges, or juries on the matter.

And baby boomers are juggling so much - financial planning can fall to the wayside.
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[SOT tape 1 10:12:05]
((JAN RAMSEY/LICENSED GERONTOLOGY COUNSELOR: IF YOU TAKE ALL BABY BOOMERS, ABOUT 50 PERCENT OF THEM WILL TELL YOU, THEY'RE WORRIED ABOUT RETIREMENT. AND 50 PERCENT WILL TELL YOU THAT THEY'RE NOT.))
[SUPER=01-Jan Ramsey/Licensed Gerontology Counselor;]
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[OUT Q=that they're not]
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[vo-nat]
Some advice in our final segment of "The Sandwich Generation."
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[Sports preview]

[Missing-Man]

[ANCHOR=Jean]
[NEWSCAST=11]
[WRITER=tar]
[TAPE#=None]
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Authorities are looking for an elderly Elliston man who's been missing over two weeks.
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[TAKE PICTURE FULL SCREEN]
78-year-old Samuel Mallory was last seen driving a gold-brown Mazda pickup truck.
Authorities say Mallory suffers from Alzheimer's disease.
[TAKE DESCRIPTION FULL SCREEN]
He is five-foot-seven and weighs about 170 pounds. He has balding hair, wears glasses, and has hearing aids in both ears.
[PHONE # FULL SCREEN]

If you have any information regarding Mallory's whereabouts, you can call the Montgomery County Sheriff's Office at 382-2951.
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[NS-Bonuses]

Unions say an offer from Norfolk Southern sounds too good to be true.
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[VO-NAT]

The railroad is offering all union workers summer bonuses -- IF they're willing to stay on call 24-hours a day.
The deal lasts through September and could pay bonuses worth up to three thousand dollars.
The general chairman of one local union said he's suspicious.
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[SOT 2:41:33]
[IN Q=I DO THINK]
((TOM McCOY/GENERAL CHAIRMAN, BROTHERHOOD OF MAINTENANCE WAY EMPLOYEES: I DO THINK THERE ARE SOME UNDERLYING MOTIVES. I THINK IT'S GOING TO HELP STOCK PRICES. THAT'S PROBABLY THE ONE MAJOR REASON IT'S BEING DONE.))
[SUPER=01-Tom McCoy/Gen. Chairman, BMWE Union]
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[OUT Q=it's being done]
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[VO-NAT]

Norfolk Southern announced the incentive plan knowing it will need cooperation from unions this summer.
Employees will work overtime to clear up congestion caused by the takeover of Conrail.
The bonuses would go directly into workers' 401-K in the form of Norfolk Southern stock.
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[Sandwich-Generation]

Baby boomers are said to be the fastest- growing group of caregivers in the country.
As we've shown you this week in our series, the "Sandwich Generation" it takes a lot of effort to handle the reponsibilities of both elderly parents and young children.
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[TAKE SANDWICH GEN. FULL SCREEN]
Tonight some perspectives on how baby boomers can prepare for the years ahead, when THEY become the older generation.
Kimberly McBroom reports.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=After working full- time]
[SUPER=03-Salem; :00]
[SUPER=07-Sharon West; :24 quick!! ]
[SUPER=@Kimberly1; :30]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke Co.; :42]
[SUPER=01-Tom Nasta/Personal Financial Planning, Inc.; :46]
[SUPER=01-Jan Ramsey/Licensed Gerontology Counselor; 1:20]
[RUNS=1:43]
[OUT Q=McBroom, News 7.]

(( After working a full-time schedule, the day doesn't end for 43- year- old baby boomer Sharon West.
On weekday afternoons, she picks up her elderly mother from adult day care.
She then acts as a "Mom taxi service" for her 14- year- old son, who's involved in sports.
With all she has on her plate, West says she seldom has time to think or especially, plan for the future.
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[SOT tape 5 14:56:43]
((SHARON WEST: WHEN I GET TO THAT AGE, I DON'T-- I REALLY DON'T KNOW WHAT I WILL DO.))
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[SOT standup tape 10:03:51]
((KIMBERLY MCBROOM/NEWS 7: AS THE LARGE POPULATION OF BABY BOOMERS BEGIN TO AGE, THE DEMANDS FOR HEALTH CARE AND SOCIAL SECURITY ARE EXPECTED TO DRAMATICALLY RISE. THAT RAISES THE QUESTION OF HOW WELL THEY'LL BE TAKEN CARE OF ONCE THEY RETIRE.))
[RUNS:12]
Financial planner Tom Nasta says it's never too early to start thinking about retirement.
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[SOT tape 1 10:17:07]
((TOM NASTA/PERSONAL FINANCIAL PLANNING, INC.: RETIREMENT'S GOING TO LAST A LONG TIME FOR PEOPLE. SOME PEOPLE WILL BE RETIRED LONGER THAN THEY WORKED.))
[RUNS:08]
Nasta says while you're still working, it's important to take care of the basics like house payments and savings accounts FIRST, before turning to long-term investments.
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[SOT tape 1 10:17:23]
((TOM NASTA/PERSONAL FINANCIAL PLANNING, INC.: YOU HAVE TO TAKE FINANCIAL CONSIDERATIONS, HEALTH CONSIDERATIONS, LIFESTYLE CHOICES. SO, THERE'S A LOT THAT GOES INTO IT BEFORE YOU ACTUALLY GET TO THE NUMBERS PART OF WHERE DO YOU WANT TO GO.))
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But reaching retirement AGE doesn't necessarily mean baby boomers will stop working.
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[SOT 10:13:50 tape 1]
((JAN RAMSEY/LICENSED GERONTOLOGY COUNSELOR: IF YOU TALK TO BABY BOOMERS, THEY DON'T TALK ABOUT RETIREMENT AS SOMETHING THEY'RE GOING TO DO AUTOMATICALLY AT 65 LIKE THEIR PARENTS DID. IT'S A WHOLE NEW MODEL AND A WHOLE NEW WAY TO AGE.))
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If Sharon West and the other busy baby boomers we've profiled this week are any indication--- the "sandwich genera
tion" will still be going strong for years to come.
Kimberly McBroom, News 7.))

[Tease2]
[ANCHOR=Jean]
[writer=chr]
[NEWSCAST=11p]
[SS=None]

Straight ahead, a recall on some spillcups for kids - they reportedly pose a choking hazard.
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[VO-NAT]

Plus - a girl wonder hits the water and it looks like magic.
We'll have a look at the fancy footwork of this barefoot water-skier.
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[lotto]
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[Cup-Recall]

Spillcups are popular for children- but tonight a recall of some Playskool cups.
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[VO-NAT]

The Consumer Product Safety Commission is recalling the playskool cups with a flexible spout that can tear off- and causing a choking hazard.
The plastic cups have twist-on lids with a flexible yellow spout.
On the Botton of the cup it says Made in China and Hasbro.
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[take pinnacle board]
Playskool is a division of Hasbro- it sold seven different models of the cups between January of 98 and July of this year.
The company is offering a free redesigned lid. Call Playskool at 888- 690-6166 for more information.
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[Video]

[Waterskier]

[ANCHOR=Jean]
[NEWSCAST=11]
[WRITER=jja]
[TAPE#=net-H]
[GRAPHIC=None]

One eight year old can't actually walk on water- but she can spin, fly and ski on it.
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[VO-NAT]
[Super=X5052 (loads FX)]
[Super=X5045 (starts FX)]
[SUPER=75-Columbus, OH]

Mallory Bacon is tonight's video of the day.
This youngster has mastered quite a feat- using her bare-FEET and a boat-
She is the National Barefoot Waterskiing Champion for her age-
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[SOT 15:13:55]
[IN Q=I didn't know]
((MALLORY BACON/CHAMPION SKIER: I DIDN'T KNOW HOW TO SWIM. I SAW THIS COMMERCIAL WITH THIS GIRL BAREFOOT WITH TONY THE TIGER AND I TOLD MY PARENTS THAT'S WHAT I WANTED TO DO. THEY SAID IS SHE CRAZY.))
[SUPER=74-Mallory Bacon/Champion Skier;]
[RUNS=12]
[OUT Q=is she crazy?]
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[VO-NAT]

Mallory started skiing at age 6- Now two years later she's mastered the art of barefoot skiing.
As with most athletes this 8 year old makes it look easy -but she says it's taken a lot of practice and hard work.

[SUPER=X5001][S-Extra]

[ANCHOR=Steve]
[NEWSCAST=11pm]
[WRITER=sma]
[TAPE#=SP-43]
[GRAPHIC=AAU hoops]
The Roanoke Jaguars lost to Minnesota 79-71 in AAU hoops and is out of medal play with a 3 and 3 record in the 15
and under boys division.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=75-Martinsville/1998 Napa 500; :00]

[S-Appy]

The Martinsville Phillies hosted the Danville Braves in a cross town Appalachian Leage brawl last night.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Martinsville/Braves vs. Astros; :00]
The temperature was comfortable and the sounds were quite patriotic just four days removed from the fourth.
In the top of the third, Danville's Nickolas Crocker hits a sacrifice fly to right field and Damien Jones is gonna come on down, 1-nothing Braves.
[SUPER=34-Martinsville/2/Danville/3;] On to the bottom of the fourth. The Stros Brian Scmidt smacks a double down t
he right field line.
Then Aristides Lopez plates Schmidt on a one bagger but Danville goes on to win 3-2.
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[S-Majors]

On to the majors where the Tampa Bay Devil Rays have taken three of four from the Boston Red Sox.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-St. Petersburg, FL/Red Sox vs. Devil Rays; :00]
In the final game of the four game series, Jose Conseco came up big, snapping a 1 for 23 slump in a big way...crushing his 31st homerun of the season in the third inning.
[SUPER=35-Tampa Bay/3/Boston/2;]Conseco also scored the winning run, finding the plate off John Flaherty's RBI sing
le, Devil Rays win 3-2.
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[S-Frank]

Frank Anzalone, the first coach of the Express, will be introduced as the new coach of the ECHL's Pee Dee Pride in a news conference today.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke; :00]

Analone has signed a three year contract. Frank arrived in Florence, South Carloina yesterday and began looking for a house for he and his family. He will also be director of hockey operations.
It will be Anzalone's third job in the coast and he wil be reunited with former Express scorer Chris Lipsett. Pee Dee set an ECHL record with 51 wins last season and won the Southeast Division. At this titme, Roanoke and Pee Dee are NOT scheduled to play next season.
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[anchor=steve]
[graphic=echl]

also, the ECHL announced that Jackson, Mississippi became the league's 28th team yesterday.
((BYE BYE))

[S-Brandy]

A local high school softball star is going national.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke Co./1999 Season; :00]

Northside's Brandy Bailey, who pitched nine no-hitters as a sophomore last season received her share of local notoriety in 1999 by appearing on News 7 Sports, in the Roanoke Times and on the cover of the Roanoke Valley Sports Journal.
But next week, the rising junior will be featured in Sports Illustrated's Faces in the Crowd section for her achievements last season.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=BITE]
[SUPER=01-Brandy Bailey/Nine No-Hitters in 1999; :00]
[RUNS=:06]
[OUT Q=...COOL THOUGH."]
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[VO-NAT con't]

Radford sports fan "Big" Al Hall is responsible for submitting Brandy's stats to Sports Illustrated.
This summer she's playing on a traveling all-star team from the valley.
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[S-UVA]

UVa men's basketball standouts Chris Williams and Adam Hall made the USA Junior World Championship Team.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Richmond; :00]
The rising sophomores names were on the final 12 man roster released yesterday. That's Williams there. The team and Hall, leave for Portugal today where competition begins in the 16 team FIBA men's junior world championships July 15th through the 25th.
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[Sports tease]

[ANCHOR=steve]
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[WRITER=sma]
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still to come, a few Redskins news and notes on their G.M and Ken Harvey, and,
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[VO-NAT]

golfer Chip Sullivan tees off for sight with a new vision.
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[S-Chip]

Former PGA touring pro Chip Sullivan hasa new vision in life and it's not because of his new position at the Ashley Plantation course. Mike Stevens explains.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=FIRST AUDIO]
[SUPER=03-Botetourt Co.; :00]
[SUPER=01-Chip Sullivan/Ashley Plantation Pro; :18]
[SUPER=@mike1; 1:03]
[RUNS=1:39]
[OUT Q=NEWS 7 SPORTS."]
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((Last week Chip, a life long wearer of eyeglasses, ventured to Northern Virginia and became the latest athlete to have lasik surgery. Lasers reshaped his cornea and corrected his vision problems in a ten minute procedure.
((CHIP SULLIVAN/ASHLEY PLANTATION PRO:))
These are the first golf balls Chip has hit since having the surgery. He's pleased with the results and hopes life without glasses will eventually pay big dividends on the putting green.
((CHIP SULLIVAN:))
((MIKE STEVENS:))
((CHIP SULLIVAN:))
Look for that opening to take place near the start of Fall. The club house is nearing completion and the seed is taking nicely on the back nine.
In Botetourt County Mike Stevens News 7 sports.))

Ken Harvey's days as a Redskin are over. The linebacker will likely be told not to report to training camp later this month.
Harvey hasn't recovered from knee surgery back in November.
[SUPER=03-Campbell Co.;]

The Skins may use the 2 million dollars from his departure to sign defensive end Charles Haley.
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